Doctor, Doctor

Yesterday I had the very cool experience of going to the doc with Beautiful J. I know it might sound weird that I was excited about going to the doctor, but any of you adoptive parents out there know what I mean. It's not that I love going to the doctor, that's for sure! It's that I am so grateful that I get to share these kinds of experiences with my future child and his amazing birth mother. Even though I don't get to feel him moving around in my tummy, even though I don't get to nurture him until he's ready to make his big entrance into this world, I got to hear his heart beat. His perfect, strong heart beat. I got to be there to ask the doctor questions. I got to be there to support J whom I love and admire with all my heart. My favorite part of the whole thing was just hanging out with her. She is one incredible woman!



 

King of the Bed

We finally found a new bed for Cohen. I think he (and his stuffed animals) likes it.

This is my favorite. He's not just relaxed, he is OUT!

Worm Sitting

Last week's snow is gone and the sun is out! The warm weather and moist soil made for a perfect day to work in our garden. Yep, I'm getting an early start this year. I have a little work to do before I can plant and I want beans and greens A.S.A.P!

Cohen was excited to get outside, too. We dragged out a few of his outside toys that had been stored away for the winter--his lawnmower, baseballs and bat, dump truck and slide. These things kept him interested for quite awhile, until he discovered all the worms wiggling around in the dirt. Then he wanted to share his toys with the worms. He came up with the darling idea of taking one of them for a ride on his lawnmower. 

Oh, one more thing. Cohen's found a new hat.

Today There Was A Snowman

This has been the mildest, most boring winter I can remember. I've been wanting to build a snowman with Cohen all winter, but there's only been a couple of days we've had enough snow. Today we awoke to just enough, but I had to go to an FSA meeting. My dad watched Cohen while I was gone. I was one happy mommy when I came home to find this:

I

 love 

it!

Blessing Katrina

Every day when we say family prayers we thank our Heavenly Father for Katrina and ask Him to watch over her while she serves her mission. Recently Cohen has started doing this at every prayer--even when we're blessing the food. If Sam or I ever forget, he kindly reminds us right away. 

It's a ...

 Boy!!!

The little guy was very active during the ultrasound. We got a lot of pictures, but this one is my favorite. Remind you of a famous painting? I'm sure he was just yawning and not screaming. As J said, though, he's much cuter. WE ARE IN LOVE!

Thanks Beautiful J for letting us share this experience with you. We will always cherish it!

Exciting News!

We have a very exciting announcement to make! It looks like our family of three will become a family of four this summer!!! We met Beautiful J via our online profile a few weeks ago, met her in person last week, and this week she gave us the good news. We are ecstatic, grateful and humbled. Even though I've known about this for several days, I haven't written anything because, honestly, I feel at a loss for words. You'd probably think or expect that I'd be shouting it from the rooftops, announcing the news on Facebook, and posting all about it here. But, as I discussed with J and her mom, there really aren't adequate words in the English language to express my feelings. It's also sacred to me in a way that makes me feel very private and protective of everyone involved.

This news also means that our adoption profile is on a hard hold. Basically, this means that it's not online anymore because we have a pending placement/adoption. I can't believe I just typed those words. It still seems like a dream!

Stay tuned ...

p.s. We love you, J =)